1. Jacques Cousteau talks about the Artic in this passage and compares it to the sun. He then explains that our source of heat comes from this entity and that the cold source is from the Artic. Afterwards Cousteau talks about how the cold water of Antarctica mixes with warm water from the tropics and this is helpful for both the earths surface and the atmosphere. He later says that this "regulating system" (Jacques Cousteau, May 1990) is being damaged by human activities.
2. This passage talks about the twenties, when drinking was illegal (but everyone knew where to go drink), organized crime ruled the cities and jazz was the new sensation on the streets. It explains how the police where powerless against these crime groups or gangs. Classical music was very famous before the twenties, but because of the no drinking law people like Bix Beiderbecke, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong (all jazz players) became heroes for the young. The flapper was also born during this time period and according to this 'article', this represented "America's break from the past" (Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide '1989').
3. This passage talks about bicycling deaths. It expresses that more than 1000 deaths occur each year from bike accidents and that three-fourths are head injuries. Half of the people who are killed in cycling accidents are children who still go to school. Wearing a helmet might save your life. If one crashes or has an accident and is using a helmet ,85 percent of any head injury is reduced because it absorbs the shock and creates a head cushion.
4. Matisse is considered as the best painter that has ever lived. This 'article' explains how he uses color and certain figures to express himself and make the viewer not only feel the painting, but live it as well. Afterwards there is a small description of Matisse's painting "The Casbah Gate" where it is explained how he uses color and places (like the sultan's palace) to make the viewer get inside his master piece and feel the afternoon, the presence of the bowaab and guard who looks over the gate entrance.
5. The Sears Tower is one of the greatest skyscraper engineering achievements made by man, but does that mean that architects and engineers have left their quest for the world's tallest building? Engineer William LeMessurier has designed a skyscraper twice the size of that of the Sears Tower and architect Robert Sobel claims that a 500 story building can be built, so the answer to our question is no, architect and engineers have not left their goal for the world's tallest bulding.
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